Container



Sept. 9, 1930.

Y L. A. DANCO CONTAINER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 9, 1928 INVENTOR; LEON A. DANCQ ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 9, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEON A. DANO'O, OF ROCKVILLE CENTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T MCKESSON & ROB- BINS, INCORPORATED, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- N EGTICUT CONTAINER AppIiation filed November 9, 1928. Serial No. 318,119.

This invention relates to containers of the cabinet type.

One object of the invention is to provide a container for a perfume bottle or the like adapted to be used on the dressing table as a toilet accessory.

A further object of the invention is to provide a container particularly designed for perfume bottles which can be used as a d1s'- play stand for advertising the contents.

Another object of the invention is to provide'an upright container as a casing for a perfume bottle or the like with means for opening and closing a door in the front of the casing whereby the contents may be readily exposed to view as well as extracted and replaced withouthaving to move the container. I Another object of the invention is to provide a container for a perfume bottle or the like having a fitted inner pocket adapted to receive and hold the bottle in an upright position. I

A still further object of the invention is to provide an uprightcontainer of the character described having an ornamental pedestal with feet mounted thereon for increasing stability and facilitating movement of the container upon a resting surface.

' An embodiment of the invention is clearly illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views and in which 7 s Figure 1 is a front elevation partly in sec- 7 tion of the container with the door closed.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the container with the door open. 4 Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 i's'a central vertical detail section on the line 4'4 of Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a central vertical section on the line 55 of Figure 1.

The container illustrated in the drawings comprises an outer box 1 formed preferably of cardboard, although thin metal may be used if desired, an inner bottle housing 2 of the same material fitted within the box 1 and fastened thereto, a 'door 3 in the front of the box 1 and connected thereto at the bottom by a hinge 4, door opening means 6 and closing means 7 and .a pedestal 8 mounted on supporting members 9.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the box 1 consists of a base 10, sides 11, an arched top 12, a back 13 and two front portions 14 between which is mounted the door 3. The door 3 at its upper part is preferably circular in form with a diameter equal to the distance between the sides 11 and is provided with a depending lower portion 15 corresponding in width and length with a reduced bottom opening 16 in the bottle housing 2 as determined by the front portions 14 of the box 1. The door 3 in the embodiment illustrated consists of an outer flat member 17 of thin material, such as cardboard, and an inner flat member 17 of cardboard or the like attached thereto. Said members are provided with coverings 18 and 18 respectively, and the inner member is made slightly smaller than the outer to provide a flange 19 extending beyond the inner member 17 about the entire periphery thereof. The-object of the flange is hereinafter referred to.

For opening the door I have provided a tab 6 fastened at the top between the outer and inner layers of cardboard 17 and 17 The door operates from the bottom on a hinge 4 which is formed by extending the covering 18 and fastening it between the base 30 of the inner housing 2 and the base 31 of a linin member 43. If desired a flap (not shown may be fastened to the under part of the hinge 4 and secured between the base 10 of the outer box 1 and the pedestal 8 so as to cover the section'of the base of the container between the front portions 14.

For closing the door of the container I have provided cords 7, fastened one at each side of the door at the points 25 and 26. The free ends of the cords 7 are threaded through eyelets 27 extending throughthe side walls 11 at points which substantially coincide with points 25 and 26 on the door when the door is closed. The free ends of the cords 7 beyond the eyelets 27, have tassels or the like 28 attached thereto which limit the downward movement of the door and prevent the cords from being drawn through the eyelets when the door is pulled down. They also serve as a convenient ornamental means for grasping the cords.

In operation the door 3 is opened by pulling-forward thetab 6 which has previously been described. The door is closed by pull ing the cords? simultaneously in opposite directions. 1

The inner housing 2 comprises a frame 40, having a circular upper portion and a constricted lower portion forming a rectangular recess adapted to receive the base of a perfume bottle. The outer diameter of the circular portion is such that the housing snug ly fits between the sides 11 of the box 1 and against the arched topt-hereof. The flat bot tom 30 of the constricted portionrests upon the base 10' of the box 1, and the sides thereof are supported by, reinforcing members 41 which are shaped to fit in the recesses between constricted portion of the housing and the lower corners of the box 1. A lining member 43 is provided which is of the same shape as the housing and fits snugly therein. This lining member is of a width slightly less than the frame and fastened thereto in such a manner that the frame 40 projects beyond. the lining 43 at each side thereof.

The outer member 17 of the door is. of the same shape and size as the frame 40and when the door is closed the front rim of the lining 43 cooperates with the flange 19 on the door to prevent the door from falling inwardly within the container. The outer member 17 fits snugly within the frame 40 when the door is closed so that the periphery thereof is in frictional engagement with said'frame.

Simliarly the inner member 17 of the door is of the same shape and size as the lining member 43, fitting snugly within said lining member, whereby the periphery is in frictional engagement with the lining member and cooperates with the outer member 17 to keep the door in closed position.

I consider it desirable, particularly when constructing the box of cardboard, to provide a double back for the same and Iaccomplish rear rim of the box.

this by makingthe width of the frame 40and reinforcing members41 less than the width of the outer box and fitting aback piece 42' of a thickness corresponding with this dif ference in width at the rear of the box with its periphery fitting against the inner periphery of the box. A second back member 13' serving as anover-all covering isfastened to the rear of thebox 1n any suitable manner, as'by glumg 1t ,to the member 42 and to the A cushion member comprised of cardboard layers 44 and 45 ,is fitted within the inner housing 2 between the back piece 42 and the I rearrimof the lining member 43.

Any suitable meansmay be used to fasten the various parts togetherbut as indicated glue has been found a satisfactory medium for this purpose.

After assembling the various parts, the

container may be mounted on a pedestal 8 having supporting member 9 fastened thereto in any suitable manner.

The exposed parts of the container. may be covered with a material such as satin or the like but it is, of course, understood that other materials may be used as, for example, wood or lightmetal, and that a containerso made could be ornamented, if desired, by painting the same. Therefore, while I have described what I now believe to be the best embodiment of the invention I do not wish to be underbody portion, adjacent the front thereof,

adapted respectively to cooperate withsaid flexible members whereby the closing of the door will be efiected by drawing on the free ends of said flexible members.

2. In a container of the character. de-

scribed, an upright body portion,;a door r hingedly connected thereto at the base,a flexible member fastened ateach side ofthe door for closing same, eyelets locatedat opposite sides of the body portion adjacent the front thereof, adapted respectively to cooperate with said flexible members whereby the closing of the door will be effected and means fastened to the end of said flexible members for drawing the same through said eyelets, saidmeans limiting the downward-movement of the door and preventing the flexible mem bers being withdrawn from the eyelets.

3. A container of the character described comprising an outer frame having a base portion, sides and top, aback at the rear of said frame, a housing fitting within said frame having'a constricted lower port-ion, and a. door hinged to said frame, adapted to cooperate with said housing for closing the frontthereof; H 1

4. A container of the character described compr sing an outer frame, having a 'base portion, sides and top, a back at therear of said frame, a housing fitting within said frame, havlng a constrictedlower portion, supporting members in the lower corners'of no I i the frame for supporting theconstricted por- 7 tion: of the housing, and; a door hinged to said frame adapted to cooperate .with said housing for closing the front thereof.

" 5. A container of the character described comprising an outer frame having a base portion, sides and arched top, aback at the rear of said frame, a housing fitting within said frame having a circular upper portion and a depending constricted lower portion, said housing being narrower in width than said frame, a door hinged to said frame and corresponding in shape with said housing member within said housing narrower in width than said housing so as to provide a flange around the rims thereof, a back at the rear of said housing, supporting members in the lower corners of the outer frame for supportingthe constricted portion of the housing, and a door corresponding in shape with said housing hinged to said frame and adapted to cooperate with the forward rim of said housing for closing the front thereof,

said door being provided with a lip or flange on the outer periphery thereof adapted to cooperate with the forward rim of the lining member to prevent the door when closed from falling inwardly within said housing.

7. In a container of the character described, an upright body portion, a door hingedly connected thereto at the base, a flexible member fastened at each side of the door forf'closing same, means located at opposite sides of the body portion-adjacent the front thereof adapted respectively to permit the free ends of said flexible members to extend outside the'container and to cooperate with said flexible members such that closing of the door may be effected by drawing on said free ends of the flexible members.

8. In a container of the character described, an upright body portion, a door hingedly connected thereto at the base, a cord fastened at each side of the door for closing same,

7 cord receiving means respectively extending through opposite sides of the body portion adjacent the front thereof and adapted respectively to allow said cord members to pass therethrough, whereby the closing of the door may be effected by manually engaging the free ends of the cord members and drawing on same, and means fastened to the end of such cord members adapted to engage the v sides of the container and thereby limit the downward movement of the door and prevent the cords being withdrawn from said cord receiving means.

LEON A. DANCO. 

